Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 9-16

Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?

From Canada:

• And then there was Shad: inside the search for the new host of Q [Globe and Mail]
• BuzzFeed to expand Canadian operations [Globe and Mail]
• News, lies and videotape: The legitimation crisis in journalism [J-Source]
• CBC picks rapper Shad as new host of Q [Globe and Mail]
• Photographers at Irving-owned N.B. newspapers laid off, union says [CTV]
• Moncton Times & Transcript, Telegraph-Journal photographers laid off [CBC]
• Journalists: never befriend a source [J-Source]

 

From The U.S. and beyond:

• How to handle rejection (even when it feels constant) [Freelancers Union]
• New Jersey luxury magazine sends cease-and-desist to freelancer trying to get paid [Romenesko]
• 5 Ways to Balance Freelance Writing Jobs and Personal Projects [The Write Life]
• Why are more women than men freelancing? [Fast Company]
• 6 reasons to fire your client [Freelancers Union]
• 7 Self-Editing Tips for Reporters Without Copy Editors [AJR]
• The 10 Worst Things Editors Do That Drive Freelancers Nuts [The Freelancer]

 

Last week on Story Board:

• Simultaneous pitching -- views from the other side of the desk: For freelance journalists and producers, pitching is a make or break activity. And the traditional advice doled out to freelancers pitching their stories has been that simultaneous pitching – pitching the same story to multiple outlets simultaneously – is a no-no...
• Connect The Docs offers unique online tools for documentary filmmakers: The Victoria documentary film community gathered on Wednesday, January 28 to discuss and watch clips from the upcoming doc Election Day in Canada. The screening happened in other locations simultaneously thanks to everyday tools – streaming video, social networks and the Open Cinema site – that helped remote viewers participate in this event...

 

Spot a story you think we should include in next week's Off the Wire? Email the link to editor@thestoryboard.ca or tweet us at @storyboard_ca.